Gambling cases

Gambling cases in court as of February 2025 include:

• Patel v. FanDuel (S.D.N.Y.), as reported by Bloomberg Law, the plaintiff “alleges that FanDuel ignored its own responsible gaming protocols and 'actively and intentionally targeted and preyed' on him with incentives to feed his addiction.”
• Antar v. MGM Resorts International Inc, BetMGM LLC.MGM Resorts International et al. (argued Dec. 10, 2024 before the Third Circuit, No. 24-1364, on appeal from D.N.J.), based on allegations that defendants "constantly lured him to bet despite knowing that he had an addiction" as reported by Bloomberg Law.
• KalshiEx v. CFTC, Civil Action No. 23-3257 (JMC) (D.D.C. Sep. 12, 2024), appealed to the D.C. Circuit (argued Jan. 17, 2025) - "At issue is KalshiEx LLC’s (Kalshi) ability to list political event contracts for trading. Previously, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an order disapproving of Kalshi’s attempts to offer such contracts." The district court held for KalshiEx on summary judgment (Sept. 6, 2024), ruling that the CFTC exceeded its authority under the federal statute. The appellate court seemed skeptical of the broad claim made by the CFTC to authority. In an unusual step, the CFTC withdrew its appeal several months after oral argument, and prior to a decision, such that no appellate decision will be rendered in this case.
• US States v. Meta et al.
• D'Alessandro v. DraftKings
• Kalshiex, LLC v. Hendrick, No. 2:25-cv-00575-APG-BNW (D. Nev. Apr. 9, 2025) (ruling in favor of Kalshi and against Nevada gambling regulation)
• KalshiEX LLC v. Mary Jo Flaherty, No. 25-cv-02152-ESK-MJS (D.N.J. Apr. 28, 2025).
• West Virginia v. EPA, 597 U.S. 697, 716 (2022) (major questions doctrine).
• Util. Air. Regul. Grp. v. EPA, 573 U.S. 302, 324 (2014) (major questions doctrine).
• Biden v. Nebraska, 600 U.S. 477 (2023) (invaliding Biden's attempt to forgive a massive amount of student debt).
• Murphy v. NCAA, 584 U.S. 453 (2018) (opening the floodgates to states allowing sports gambling).